Chris Leben wearing black gi and new belt alongside his professor Sidney Silva / Publicity photo
At 31 years of age, the heavy-handed Chris Leben got promoted to blue belt in Jiu-Jitsu this week. The fighter proudly posted a photo of him at his new rank on Twitter. Leben was promoted by his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu professor Sidney Silva, a Gutenberg Melo black belt.
Watch Leben running the gauntlet, a traditional Jiu-Jitsu ceremony that not even UFC fighters escape.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRpb24XsRp8
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